Team India opener Prithvi Shaw has again lost his wicket cheaply on the third day of the ongoing first Test match against New Zealand in Wellington. The youngster, who is playing in place of injured Rohit Sharma, has disappointed with his batting skills at Basin Reserve in Wellington.

The compact batsman Shaw has played in a customary manner and managed to register scores of 16 and 14 in the first and second innings respectively. His early loss has affected India in the game as he failed to give a good start to the team.

Seeing Shaw’s dismaying performance, the Indian fans are suggesting to bring back his counterpart Shubman Gill in place of the former.

Gill had impressed with his bat against New Zealand A. He scored a century and double century in the unofficial Test series. However, he lost his wicket cheaply in the warmup games.

Whereas, Shaw was a bit more successful in the practice matches. Thus, Shaw got a nod ahead of his former India -19 teammate.

Now, Shaw’s poor show has led the Twitterati to urge India’s team management to replace the Mumbai player with Gill.

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The youngster was dismissed by Tim Southee in the first innings while in the second innings, he fell prey to a short delivery bowled by Trent Boult.

Here are some of the Twitter Reactions following Prithvi Shaw’s failure:

Shouldn't @SubhmanG Given a chance in place of Prithvi Shaw considering that he has a Good Batting Technique as Compared to Shaw in Swinging Conditions?#askstar @StarSportsIndia

— Rohit Giri (@RohitGi18) February 23, 2020

@RealShubmanGill has the 2nd Best FC batting average after sir Don Bradman. and still he's waiting for his International debut

It's strange that India with so much of batting riches could only find someone like Prithvi Shaw who has so many technical flaws in his batting #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/PCmUXluYUk

— Ashutosh Nevse? (@Heisenberg298) February 23, 2020

I love @PrithviShaw but he was out of cricketing circuit for 6-8 months because of his suspension. While @RealShubmanGill has been scoring runs everywhere he goes across formats and at different positions. I am trying to understand the strategy behind Shaw over gill. #INDvsNZ

— Kaushik Narayan (@kaushiknarayan) February 20, 2020

Enough of this Prithvi Shaw…Overrated…Bring in Shubhman Gill for the Next Test @bcci #NZvIND #INDvNZ

— S V Kumar (@svkhere) February 23, 2020

Prithvi Shaw needs more practice before he should be picked for tests especially in overseas conditions. K L Rahul should play considering his current form and experience. However, since Rahul is not selected, Gill should be given a chance in the next test match. #NZvIND

— CA Anurag Gupta (@agupta30481) February 23, 2020

Why kl rahul is not in opening slot?His form is tremendous in this tour or give atleast chance to shubman gill,seems prithvi shaw in too much hurry.#askstar @StarSportsIndia

— abhi solanki (@solanki2solanki) February 23, 2020

Shaw fails to make impact in first test..

Shubman Gill Jyada Savdhaan..#INDvsNZ

— Musk ? (@muskanupadhyay) February 23, 2020

Meanwhile, India has lost the top order within 40 overs. Whereas Mayank Agarwal has scored a half-century and Cheteshwar Pujara lost his wicket after scoring 11 runs in 81 balls.